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Celtics vs. Lakers: A Storied NBA Rivalry

Two of the most storied franchises in NBA history, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, will meet for a record 11th time in the NBA Finals starting Thursday night. Kobe Bryant, Paul Gasol, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce will be among those looking to add their chapter to the prolific NBA tale authored by such legends as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, and perhaps script their names into basketball immortality.

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In the 1962 NBA Finals, after the Lakers moved to the West Coast, Elgin Baylor led the way for Los Angeles, netting 61 points in game five, but it was not meant to be for Baylor's Lakers as the Celtics and Bill Russell (40 rebounds in Game 7) took home the title with a 110-107 victory in a dramatic final game.

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